Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report

BackgroundThe aim of this study was to find out if mothers of children with intellectual disability (ID) demonstrate symptoms of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth (PTG), and to define the role of intrusive and deliberate ruminations in this area.MethodsThe questionnaire-based study inclu...

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Main Authors: Katarzyna Kiełb, Kamilla M. Bargiel-Matusiewicz, Ewa Pisula
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02011/full
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author Katarzyna Kiełb
Kamilla M. Bargiel-Matusiewicz
Ewa Pisula
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Kamilla M. Bargiel-Matusiewicz
Ewa Pisula
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description BackgroundThe aim of this study was to find out if mothers of children with intellectual disability (ID) demonstrate symptoms of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth (PTG), and to define the role of intrusive and deliberate ruminations in this area.MethodsThe questionnaire-based study included 85 mothers of children with ID. Three standardized questionnaires were used: Impact of Event Scale-Revised, PTG Inventory, Event-Related Rumination Scale.ResultsRelative to the population norm in Poland, 52% of mothers of children with ID demonstrated at least moderate level of symptoms of posttraumatic stress. The mean level of PTG was high in this group. Intrusive ruminations and mothers’ age served as a predictor for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). None of the types of rumination correlated with PTG.ConclusionMothers of children with ID demonstrated symptoms of both posttraumatic stress and PTG. Intrusive ruminations proved to be significant predictors for PTSS.
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spelling doaj.art-b1f954d0e5274ef9a03fb2329d7a7fc72022-12-22T02:27:14ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782019-09-011010.3389/fpsyg.2019.02011468673Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary ReportKatarzyna KiełbKamilla M. Bargiel-MatusiewiczEwa PisulaBackgroundThe aim of this study was to find out if mothers of children with intellectual disability (ID) demonstrate symptoms of posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth (PTG), and to define the role of intrusive and deliberate ruminations in this area.MethodsThe questionnaire-based study included 85 mothers of children with ID. Three standardized questionnaires were used: Impact of Event Scale-Revised, PTG Inventory, Event-Related Rumination Scale.ResultsRelative to the population norm in Poland, 52% of mothers of children with ID demonstrated at least moderate level of symptoms of posttraumatic stress. The mean level of PTG was high in this group. Intrusive ruminations and mothers’ age served as a predictor for posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). None of the types of rumination correlated with PTG.ConclusionMothers of children with ID demonstrated symptoms of both posttraumatic stress and PTG. Intrusive ruminations proved to be significant predictors for PTSS.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02011/fullposttraumatic stress symptomsposttraumatic growthintellectual disabilitymothersintrusive ruminationsdeliberate ruminations
spellingShingle Katarzyna Kiełb
Kamilla M. Bargiel-Matusiewicz
Ewa Pisula
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report
Frontiers in Psychology
posttraumatic stress symptoms
posttraumatic growth
intellectual disability
mothers
intrusive ruminations
deliberate ruminations
title Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report
title_full Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report
title_fullStr Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report
title_full_unstemmed Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report
title_short Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth in Mothers of Children With Intellectual Disability – The Role of Intrusive and Deliberate Ruminations: A Preliminary Report
title_sort posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in mothers of children with intellectual disability the role of intrusive and deliberate ruminations a preliminary report
topic posttraumatic stress symptoms
posttraumatic growth
intellectual disability
mothers
intrusive ruminations
deliberate ruminations
url https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02011/full
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